People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
1.6%
Chad
Median
61.9%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 1.6% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.9%, and the mean is 58.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 62.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 314.9%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 57.0%).
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Barbados | 99.4% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 99.1% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 98.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 98.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 98.7% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 98.6% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 10 | Thailand | 98.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Maldives | 98.1% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 12 | Montenegro | 98.0% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 97.7% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.5% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Serbia | 97.4% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Jamaica | 96.9% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 96.7% | 2017 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 18 | Palestine, State of | 96.7% | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 95.6% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 95.3% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Albania | 94.6% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.5% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Paraguay | 94.2% | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 92.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | Tunisia | 91.7% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 91.7% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Suriname | 91.6% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 90.8% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 90.8% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 90.5% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Iraq | 88.4% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 87.2% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 33 | Algeria | 87.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 86.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Colombia | 85.4% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 82.7% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 82.2% | 2017 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 38 | Armenia | 80.5% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 79.7% | 2017 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 40 | Georgia | 78.3% | 2017 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 41 | Pakistan | 77.5% | 2017 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 42 | Rwanda | 76.9% | 2017 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 74.9% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 73.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Eswatini | 72.2% | 2017 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 70.0% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 63.8% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 63.0% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 49 | Lesotho | 61.9% | 2017 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cambodia | 60.0% | 2017 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 59.8% | 2017 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 58.1% | 2017 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 57.9% | 2017 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 56.8% | 2017 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 56.7% | 2017 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 56.6% | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 57 | Burundi | 54.9% | 2017 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 58 | India | 48.8% | 2017 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 46.0% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 60 | Mongolia | 43.1% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.9% | 2017 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 62 | Gambia | 40.7% | 2017 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 30.7% | 2017 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 30.5% | 2017 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 65 | Haiti | 30.5% | 2017 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 29.5% | 2017 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 67 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.8% | 2017 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 68 | Gabon | 27.5% | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 69 | Angola | 26.7% | 2017 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 70 | Nigeria | 25.7% | 2017 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 71 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.1% | 2017 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | 24.9% | 2017 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 73 | Comoros | 23.8% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 74 | Zambia | 22.7% | 2017 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 22.3% | 2017 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 76 | Malawi | 21.9% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 77 | Somalia | 21.2% | 2017 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 20.8% | 2017 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 79 | Uganda | 20.2% | 2017 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 80 | Namibia | 19.8% | 2017 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania | 18.0% | 2017 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 16.9% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 83 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.8% | 2017 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 84 | Ghana | 15.5% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.5% | 2017 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 14.6% | 2017 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.2% | 2017 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 8.7% | 2017 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 8.2% | 2016 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 8.0% | 2017 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 91 | Niger | 7.3% | 2017 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 6.7% | 2017 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 6.1% | 2017 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 5.1% | 2017 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Liberia | 5.0% | 2017 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 96 | Togo | 3.9% | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 97 | Chad | 1.6% | 2017 | down 57.0% | falling |